Director, Enterprise Business Applications - Military veterans preferred

WSB & Associates, Inc. dba WSB

Forge ahead with WSB! WSB was founded on the understanding that culture drives results, and we’ve dedicated ourselves to the value of strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas We’ve inspired each other to discover thoughtful and creative solutions that look beyond the needs of today to the opportunities of tomorrow We invite you to forge ahead with us.

We are seeking an experienced Director, Enterprise Business Applications, to lead the strategy, implementation, and optimization of our core business systems that support our 1,500+ person organization. This role will drive digital transformation initiatives and ensure our enterprise applications deliver maximum business value while maintaining operational excellence.

What you will do:

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the enterprise application strategy aligned to and in support of high growth business objectives
• Lead digital transformation initiatives to scale and optimize business processes and provide remarkable staff experiences
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand and document requirements, and translate them into technical solutions
• Manage application portfolio roadmaps and technology investments
• Lead, mentor, develop, and manage technical staff at various experience levels
• Foster collaboration across IT teams and business units
• Guide architecture best practices and ensure seamless solution delivery

Application Management & Operations

• Collaborate with business units as joint owners to achieve shared outcomes leveraging core enterprise systems including: 
  • ADP Workforce Now (HRIS, payroll, benefits administration)
  • Salesforce (CRM, sales automation, customer management)
  • Deltek Vantagepoint (project management, time entry, resource planning, financial management)
  • Microsoft 365 Suite (SharePoint, Power Platform, Teams, Exchange)
• Ensure system availability, performance, and security standards are maintained
• Lead major system implementations, upgrades, and migrations
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts for enterprise applications

• Oversee project budgets and resource allocation
• Support solution lifecycle planning from design through decommissioning
• Coordinate system hand-offs to product owners and facilitate end-user support requirements

Strategic Data Architecture Leadership

• Establish data governance frameworks to ensure data quality, security, and compliance.
• Integrate disparate systems across departments to create a unified data ecosystem.
• Partner to ensure complex data modeling to analyze trends and improve business performance can be achieved. 
• Create systems that support analytics and reporting, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Compliance & Governance

• Establish governance frameworks that incorporate security controls, data privacy, scalability, and resiliency standards
• Coordinate with Security and IT Operations teams on enterprise standards and monitoring
• Oversee data consistency, interoperability, and information flow across systems
• Ensure comprehensive system documentation standards are maintained

What you will bring:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise application management and IT leadership
• 2+ years in a director-level or senior management role

Technical Expertise

• Strong business and functional knowledge of enterprise systems including ADP Workforce Now, Salesforce, Deltek Vantagepoint, and Microsoft 365 ecosystem
• Understanding of enterprise architecture principles and system integration concepts
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, SaaS application management, and modern application development approaches
• Ability to evaluate technology solutions and translate technical concepts to business stakeholders
• Experience with vendor management and technology selection processes

Leadership & Business Skills

• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects
• Strong business acumen with ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with vendor management and contract negotiations
• Project management experience (PMP certification a plus)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in relevant field
• Knowledge of data analytics and reporting tools
• Professional services, consulting, or engineering industry experience
• Understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, ArchiMate) or cloud architecture concepts
• Experience with business process improvement and change management methodologies
• Experience in organizations of similar size (1,000-5,000 employees)

Who We Are: WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short- and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.  

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

WSB strives to ensure that its careers web site is accessible to all. If you need assistance completing your online application, please email wsbrecruiting@wsbeng.com.             

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, WSB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please e-mail us at wsbrecruiting@wsbeng.com. In your e-mail, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Notice to Third Party Agencies: WSB does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by WSB, we reserve the right to pursue and hire any unsolicited candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.

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